Air Force Academy Cadet Fieldhouse
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The Air Force Academy Cadet Fieldhouse is an indoor sports complex at the United States Air Force Academy
United States Air Force Academy
The United States Air Force Academy is an accredited college for the undergraduate education of officer candidates for the United States Air Force. Its campus is located immediately north of Colorado Springs in El Paso County, Colorado, United States...

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Components

The Cadet Fieldhouse contains:
  • The 6002-seat Clune Arena
    Clune Arena
    Clune Arena is a part of the Cadet Fieldhouse, a multi-purpose sports complex at the United States Air Force Academy. The fieldhouse complex houses track, hockey, and basketball. "Clune Arena" is the Men's and Women's Basketball arena. It was named after long-time USAFA Director of Athletics,...

     (named after long-time USAFA Director of Athletics Colonel John J. Clune
    John J. Clune
    Colonel John J. Clune was the long-time Director of Athletics at the United States Air Force Academy. The Clune Arena at the Academy is named in his memory....

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  • A 2502-seat ice hockey rink
    Cadet Field House Ice Arena
    The Cadet Ice Arena is a 2,502-seat hockey rink on the grounds of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It is home to the Academy's Falcon ice hockey team. It was built in 1968, and is part of the Cadet Field House, which also includes Clune Arena. The team now...

  • A six-lane indoor track with seating for 925 spectators
  • An Astroturf playing field that is 97 yards (88.7 m) long — just three yards (3 m) shy of a regulation football
    American football
    American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...

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  • A 2309 square feet (214.5 m²) training room

Trophies

The Cadet Fieldhouse houses the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy in those years when Air Force is in possession of it.

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